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Sprinklers Stop Fire: Supermarket, Lindsayfield, Scotland

Posted on December 21, 2012 by admin

At approximately 19:45hrs on Friday 14th December 2012 there was a successful sprinkler activation in the baby changing room at a large family owned supermarket in Lindsayfield, Scotland. Upon arrival it was found that a towelling roll had been set … Continue reading →

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Derbyshire Fire & Rescue continue to invest in sprinkler campaign

Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue, together with Derbyshire County Council, have long been leading advocates in the promotion of domestic and residential fire sprinklers.  Having already agreed to provide £200,000 funding in March 2012 for the retrofitting of sprinklers in domestic … Continue reading →

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Sprinklers Stop Fire: Residential Tower Block, Leeds

Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin

Crews for West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service were called to a tower block at Scargill Grange, Leeds on 14/12/12  following reports of a fire. A fire service spokesman said: “The report was of a fire in a lift shaft. … Continue reading →

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Sprinklers Stop Fire: Next Distribution Centre, Nr Grays, Essex

Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin

Firefighters from Essex Fire & Rescue Service were called to a retail distribution centre at Arisdale Avenue, South Ockendon on 10th December after a fire broke out in an industrial heater. On arrival, the incident commander reported that an automatic sprinkler system had extinguished … Continue reading →

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Major fire at Recycling Plant in Tilbury, South Essex

Posted on December 3, 2012 by admin

Fire crews from all over South Essex were called to a major fire at a paper recycling plant at Tilbury Docks yesterday afternoon.  Upon arrival the 30m x 60m industrial building was found to be 40% alight.  The fire was found … Continue reading →

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Ignoring CFOA report “would be tantamount to negligence”

Posted on December 3, 2012 by admin

A report commissioned by the Chief Fire Officers Association (CFOA) and undertaken by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) was officially launched on November 15, 2012. The report concludes that residential sprinklers as additional safety measures are cos-effective for: all residential … Continue reading →

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Fatal flat fire prompts fresh new-build sprinklers call

Posted on December 1, 2012 by admin

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has repeated calls for changes to building regulations that would see sprinkler systems in all newly-built homes. The move comes following the death of 63-year-old Susan Walker, who was fatally injured when a fire tore … Continue reading →

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Sprinklers Stop Fire: DS Smith paper mill, Kemsley, Kent

Posted on December 1, 2012 by admin

A fire sprinkler system stopped a major blaze from ripping through a paper mill. The foam enhanced sprinklers put out the flames after a fire broke out on the ground floor at DS Smith mill in Kemsley, on the outskirts … Continue reading →

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Sprinklers Stop Fire: Retail Unit of a West Yorkshire Shopping Centre

Posted on November 27, 2012 by admin

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service report that an automatic Fire Sprinkler System activated to prevent a fire causing a major catastrophe at a 2 storey, 400m² retail outlet in a major shopping centre in West Yorkshire. The mains fed … Continue reading →

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Sprinklers Stop Fire: Warehouse, Andover, Hampshire

Posted on November 26, 2012 by admin

A potentially devastating fire in a warehouse in Andover was avoided by the activation of the  automatic fire sprinkler system. The building was one per cent damaged by fire but this would have been much worse without a sprinkler system. Hampshire … Continue reading →

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